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Seismic Load Soil Class C
Seismic Load Soil Class C
DesignMapsSummaryReport
DesignMapsSummaryReport
UserSpecifiedInput
BuildingCodeReferenceDocument 2012/2015InternationalBuildingCode
(whichutilizesUSGShazarddataavailablein2008)
SiteCoordinates 34.60564N,86.96895W
SiteSoilClassification SiteClassCVeryDenseSoilandSoftRock
RiskCategory I/II/III
USGSProvidedOutput
S S=
0.251g
S MS=
0.301g
S DS=
0.201g
S 1=
0.122g
S M1=
0.205g
S D1=
0.137g
ForinformationonhowtheSSandS1valuesabovehavebeencalculatedfromprobabilistic(risktargeted)and
deterministicgroundmotionsinthedirectionofmaximumhorizontalresponse,pleasereturntotheapplicationand
selectthe2009NEHRPbuildingcodereferencedocument.
AlthoughthisinformationisaproductoftheU.S.GeologicalSurvey,weprovidenowarranty,expressedorimplied,astothe
accuracyofthedatacontainedtherein.Thistoolisnotasubstitutefortechnicalsubjectmatterknowledge.
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